Global Arc

Special topics in security and sustainability will explore areas of policy related to conflict and cooperation, development, environment, climate and energy, science, technology and security as well as trade and financial policy both domestically and internationally.

Special Topics in International Policy and Development will house courses related to policy and development specifically in regions outside of the US.

This seminar is organized in three parts: an overview of the impacts of climate change and general approaches to adaptation and transformation in floodplains; a study of several regions that have had to adapt to increasing flooding; and a series of five specific local case studies, coastal and riverine. The topic of climate adaptation is of course vast and of necessity the scope of this seminar is limited to one already major impact of climate change.

The Policy Advocacy Clinic provides a unique offering for students to learn about and participate in the policymaking process. This one-year, two semester experience includes two core components: a fall semester academic seminar, and a spring semester clinical program. Students in this seminar will study the policymaking process and learn how to turn social problems into policy solutions. Topics will cover both the academic and practical, ranging from studying public policy theories and structures, to developing the skills needed to engage in policy analysis, campaign planning, power-mapping, SWOT analysis, and the legislative process.

The seminar will examine the Israel-Palestine conflict and the conflict resolution process, focusing on the narratives of Israelis and Palestinians and on U.S. policy. Students should emerge from the course well-versed in the intricacies of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the conflict resolution process.

National security secrecy presents a conflict of core values: self-government and self-defense. We need information to hold our leaders accountable, but if we know our enemies know too. This course explores that dilemma and the complex relationships that resolve it. Beginning with the traditional rubric of "government versus press," the course maps an increasingly fragmented information marketplace. We will apply competing legal and philosophical models to real-world cases of unauthorized disclosure. Among the subjects: weapons of mass destruction, the "war on terror," the Snowden surveillance disclosures, torture and Wikileaks.

In this intensive seminar, Princeton students have the opportunity to contribute to the exoneration of wrongfully convicted people. A select group of dedicated students will spend the semester as investigators, documentarians, and social justice advocates. The goal is to create a public documentary, website, and social media campaign that makes the case for the innocence of a wrongfully convicted person who is currently languishing in prison and deserves to be free.

Continuation of SWA 101. Emphasis is on increasing proficiency in reading and listening comprehension, speaking, and writing. Cultural contexts of the East African societies where Swahili is spoken are incorporated in classroom activities in order to enhance communication and cultural proficiency. Prerequisite: SWA 101. Four classes.

This is a continuation of Swahili 101T and enhances communicative skills acquired in Elementary Swahili I, with an emphasis on writing, reading, comprehension, and conversation. Classroom and small group activities enhance already introduced skills in speaking, writing, listening, and reading; all geared to take advantage of day-to-day, out-of-class interactions with locals in Dar es Salaam. Learners are expected to perform basic interactions with locals, to comprehend basic spoken and written texts, and to write a 1-page essay in Kiswahili on activities and experiences in Tanzania.

Intensive Beginning Swahili is a 6-week summer abroad course for students who have no prior proficiency in Swahili language. The course is taught in Kiswahili and focuses on acquiring novice-level skills to perform basic communication functions in the culture of Swahili speakers. Instruction is through in-class and experiential activities that enhance the skills of observing, listening, reading, writing, and speaking about what learners encounter on a day-to-day basis. Students who complete SWA 103 in Kenya will be able to test out of SWA 101 and SWA 102 and eligible to enroll in SWA 105 when they return to campus in the fall.